So a few days ago when I turned on the tube and saw the news headlines stating that the FDA has finally confirmed that chicken meat sold in the USA contains arsenic, my head, and stomach, nearly hit the roof. read more
The levels of inorganic arsenic discovered in chicken are cause for concern, especially since many of us are already exposed to the carcinogen through additional dietery and environmental paths (for instance, see Consumer Reports' 2012 report about arsenic in rice). read more
It's in there to increase weight gain: more meat per pound of feed. The arsenical drugs help keep down parasites; some have even been used for the same purpose in treating humans. read more
Previous studies have indicated the arsenic was eliminated with chicken waste. Pfizer, which makes the feed ingredient, said that it will pull it off the market in the United States. Many poultry producers have already stopped feeding their birds the ingredient, which was used to kill parasites and promote growth. read more
While you and I might associate arsenic only with the plotlines of old who-done-it novels in which affluent elderly gentlemen are slowly poisoned by long-suffering caretakers or disgruntled relatives, its use by industrial chicken producers is anything but fiction. read more
The FDA said that a new study by the agency shows that an ingredient in chicken feed that contains arsenic, called Roxarsone, may make its way into parts of the bird that are eaten. Previous studies have indicated the arsenic was eliminated with chicken waste. read more